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Comment on A Piece of History: Our Day in Dazu by Scary Karaoke and China’s Caucasian Mummies | Adventures Around Asia https://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/a-piece-of-history-our-day-in-dazu/#comment-1381
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:03:46 +0000http://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/?p=862#comment-1381[…] was established in the Tang Dynasty- the same time period that Xi’an was in its prime and the Dazu Caves and Leshan Buddha were carved. Urumqi is a primarily Han Chinese city because the government has […]

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Comment on Ignorant Americans and Apple Martinis by Shanghai: the most impulsive trip of a lifetime | Adventures Around Asia https://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/ignorant-americans-and-apple-martinis/#comment-1380
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:02:52 +0000http://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-1380[…] The restaurant was packed, so we chose to split up at three tables scatted around the restaurant. Nate, along with his friend Ben chose to sit outside with Margo and I. We ordered a round of cocktails from English speaking waiters, who served us mini steak sandwiches off of hors d’oeuvres platters. The sandwiches were amazing, the cocktails were amazing and the view of the Pearl tower lit up at night was… amazing- although I have to say my appletini at Top Cloud on the 33rd floor in Seoul was definitely the best cocktail I’ve ever had in my life (Ignorant Americans and Apple Martinis). […]

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Comment on So Apparently I’m Crazy by Mooncakes Mooncakes and More Mooncakes | Adventures Around Asia https://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/so-apparently-im-crazy/#comment-1379
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 11:31:23 +0000http://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/?p=1510#comment-1379[…] craziness of Chinese holidays- summer included. It all started this summer with Tibet. Aside from trying to get a train ticket to Shanghai the day before we wanted to leave, I’ve never actually had problems getting train tickets in China. All I knew was that if you […]

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Comment on The One Child Policy: Friend or Foe? by Chinese Reforms are Changing Life in China | Adventures Around Asia https://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/the-one-child-policy-friend-or-foe/#comment-1378
Mon, 12 Aug 2019 11:14:07 +0000http://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/?p=2688#comment-1378[…] you’ve read my policy paper titled One Child Policy: Friend or Foe, you know that the One Child Policy has caused many social and economic issues in China. After this […]

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Comment on I Think I Need A Teaching Assistant by The 14% Student: Why Guanxi Kills My Soul | Adventures Around Asia https://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/i-think-i-need-a-teaching-assistant/#comment-1296
Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:36:22 +0000http://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/?p=3650#comment-1296[…] my last post, I talked about my experience giving final exams and grades to almost 1,000 students. I also […]

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Comment on So Apparently I’m Fat. by Classroom Culture Shock: So I’m Fat AND Sexy? | Adventures Around Asia https://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/so-apparently-im-fat/#comment-1295
Sun, 16 Jun 2019 06:27:56 +0000http://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/?p=1531#comment-1295[…] we do, and it’s not like I haven’t been called fat in Chinese before (see my old post: So Apparently I’m Fat), but I always consoled myself by knowing that pang in Chinese can also translate into […]

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Comment on Working in a Gaokao Factory by Chinese Reforms are Changing Life in China | Adventures Around Asia https://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/working-in-a-gaokao-factory/#comment-1294
Fri, 14 Jun 2019 05:48:42 +0000http://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/?p=3350#comment-1294[…] will work to change it’s education system. About a month ago I wrote a post about how the Gaokao test influences education and the way Chinese children learn. While the Chinese aren’t disbanding the Gaokao, they are making some huge changes. […]

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Comment on Working in a Gaokao Factory by # China Facts | Adventures Around Asia https://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/working-in-a-gaokao-factory/#comment-1293
Fri, 14 Jun 2019 05:47:50 +0000http://adventuresaroundasia.wordpress.com/?p=3350#comment-1293[…] too young to be teachers. Apparently they’re “Senior 4”- kids who failed the Gaokao the first time […]